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Council withdraws $26M bond option, advances $27M measure to May ballot as first reading
Summary
Reading City Council voted to withdraw a $26 million bond resolution and declared the $27 million option a first reading for placement on the May ballot; bond counsel explained the ballot process and limits on how funds may be used.
Reading City Council voted on Jan. 20 to withdraw a proposed $26 million bond resolution and moved instead to advance a $27 million bond measure to the ballot as a first reading, leaving the final decision to voters. The motion to withdraw the $26 million option passed on a 6‑1 roll call vote; Council did not take a final vote on the $27 million authorization that evening.
Bond counsel Brenda Wehmer of Dinsmore & Shohl told Council the city must follow statutory steps — including a resolution of necessity, county-auditor certifications and a 90‑day filing deadline with the Board of Elections — to place a bond on the ballot. She emphasized that the ballot typically lists the maximum amount and maximum term but that Council may issue less than the maximum if bids come in lower. "The ballot proposes the maximum amount that can be borrowed for the maximum term," Wehmer said. Council member Katie Eadicicco framed the move as letting residents decide: "It is important to let the people be heard, and let the voters decide."
